2024 Erlewine Lucy Flying V
An historic guitar build listing by Earth's most famous guitar educator and repairman - Dan Erlewine. In 1971, Dan built a Flying V electric for blues legend Albert King from a century-old block of black walnut. Dan custom-built and designed this instrument for Albert King who played it throughout his career. In the last 50 years, approximately 15 replicas have...
TONEWOOD SPECS
Soundboard: N/ABody Wood: Black Walnut Amish-Cut
Neck Wood: Black Walnut - Maple Center Strip
Fretboard: Indian Rosewood
Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
An historic guitar build listing by Earth's most famous guitar educator and repairman - Dan Erlewine. In 1971, Dan built a Flying V electric for blues legend Albert King from a century-old block of black walnut. Dan custom-built and designed this instrument for Albert King who played it throughout his career. In the last 50 years, approximately 15 replicas have been built by the Erlewine workshop and each is a masterpiece build and a once-in-a-lifetime Collector's opportunity. This build is also from a block of solid black walnut and comes with a double-humbucker pick-up configuration, and all-gold accents.
Build Specifications
| MODEL | 2024 Erlewine Lucy Flying V Replica |
| YEAR BUILT | 2024 |
| SOUNDBOARD WOOD | N/A |
| BACK & SIDE WOOD | Black Walnut Amish-Cut |
| BODY SHAPE | Flying V |
| BODY DEPTH | N/A |
| SCALE LENGTH | 24.75" |
| FRETBOARD WOOD | Indian Rosewood |
| BRIDGE WOOD | Tune-O-Matic |
| NUT & SADDLE | N/A |
| NUT WIDTH | 1 11/16" |
| STRING SPACING | N/A |
| FRET WIRES | 22 Frets of Nickel-Silver |
| HEADSTOCK | Black Walnut Veneer |
| INLAY NOTES | Pearl and Abalone |
| TUNING MACHINES | Grover Rotomatics |
| NECK INFO | Black Walnut - Maple Center Strip |
| TRUSS ROD | One-Way Gibson-Style |
| BINDING | Maple and Indian Rosewood |
| BRACING | N/A |
| ROSETTE | N/A |
| BRIDGE PINS | N/A |
| 12TH FRET ACTION | N/A |
| RADIUS DATA | 12" |
| BUILD FINISH | Lacquer |
| AMPLIFIED? | Yes |
| AMP TYPE | Shop-Made Humbuckers |
| STRINGS | .10s |
| CASE INFO | Cedar Creek Deluxe Tweed |
| WORKSHOP CITY | Athens Ohio |
| ORIGIN COUNTRY | United States |
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